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Mark Eitzel's The Ugly American, which has him singing some of his old songs to Greek music. I had a quick listen to a few songs, and it sounds (mostly) wonderful, so far.
Josh Rouse's 1972, which came with some bonus DVD thing I'll look at later. It's playing behind me now, and it's gorgeous.
Chris Whitley's Dirt Floor - after catching him at the Prince of Wales on Tuesday night with Bruce (well, David really), I figured I should go look for something second-hand to get a better feel for what he's about (yes, I should've done this before the gig, but better late than never). I'll put a few photos up soon, I didn't take many.
Also, tonight, Rowland S. Howard is playing with band at the Town Hall Hotel in North Melbourne, so I'll be popping down to see what it's like - I've only seen him solo so far, so I'm really looking forward to this.
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Mr. Blizzard: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is his policy on the provision of accommodation for homeless young single people who do not have family support. [110139]
Mr. Mullin: Local authorities currently have a duty under the Housing Act 1996 to accommodate unintentionally homeless people in priority need, which includes those who are vulnerable.
The Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions' revised Code of Guidance on the Allocation of Accommodation and Homelessness, due to be published later in the year, will recommend that authorities treat 16 and 17-year-olds who have no back-up support as vulnerable, because of their age and circumstances, and therefore in priority need.
The revised Code of Guidance will recommend that authorities develop strategies for co-ordinated working between agencies, including the value of exploring joint assessments at an early stage for those with multiple needs. The Guidance will also explicitly refer to the need for this approach when assessing homelessness applications from vulnerable people and when dealing with the needs of young people between the ages of 16-18. The forthcoming Housing Green Paper is likely to include proposals for reform of the homelessness legislation to provide further protection for unintentionally homeless people in priority need.
Mr. Brake:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what funding he has made available to local authorities for recycling, composting and other sustainable waste management initiatives for each financial year since the introduction of the landfill tax. [110030]
Mr. Mullin:
There has been no specific funding for such initiatives by authorities, but schemes for new waste management facilities can be eligible for funding under the PFI. To date, 7 such schemes have been endorsed and will receive a total of £316.7 million of PFI credits.
As we said in the draft National Waste Strategy, "A way With Waste", we recognise that the move to more integrated, sustainable waste management could incur costs to local authorities. We are therefore considering options for providing more resources to local authority waste management as part of the current Spending Review.
Mr. Caton:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what Remploy products his Department has purchased in the last three years. [109934]
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Ms Beverley Hughes:
The Department purchased from Remploy office desking and pedestals during the period 1 January 1997 to 31 October 1997 after which the contract with the Department of Transport expired.
The value of this furniture was £39,561 and was purchased by the Central Services Unit of the Department of Transport and the Vehicle Inspectorate Executive Agency (VIEA).
Mr. Lepper:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the organisations which have been invited to respond to the consultation paper, entitled "Rent Assessment Panels: Financial Management and Policy Review". [109927]
Mr. Mullin:
My Department invited the following organisations to respond to the consultation paper published on 18 November 1999:
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Mr. Clifton-Brown:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions in relation to the Planning Inspector's report on the application for change of use for the hangars at the former RAF base at Little Rissington, Gloucestershire, when (a) the inspector's hearing was concluded, (b) the inspector submitted her report to Ministers and (c) the Minister made a decision. [110227]
Ms Beverley Hughes:
The public inquiry concluded on 7 January 1999 and the Government Office for the South West (on behalf of the Secretary of State) received the Inspector's report on 2 August 1999. The decision in this case has been delayed in large part to the complexity of the issues and the changing status of the development plan. The case will be ready to submit to the Secretary of State in the very near future.
All Party Parliamentary Group for Leasehold Reform and Commonhold
Association of Regulated Tenants' Associations
Association of Residential Letting Agents
Association of Residential Managing Agents
Association of Retirement Housing Managers
The Bar Council
British Property Federation
Camden Federation of Private Tenants
Campaign for Fairer Fair Rents
Coalition for the Abolition of Residential Leasehold
Council on Tribunals
DETR Trade Union Side
The Enfranchisement League
Federation of Independent Advice Centres
Flat Owners Self-Help Network
Kensington and Chelsea Staying Put
The Law Society
Leasehold Advisory Service
Leasehold Enfranchisement Association
Leasehold Enfranchisement Limited
Lord Chancellor's Department
National Assembly for Wales
National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux
National Association of Estate Agents
National Consumer Council
National Federation of Residential Landlords
Rent Assessment Panels in England and Wales
Rent Service Agency
Residential Landlords' Association
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Scottish Executive
My Department also invited comments from the following organisations who requested a copy of the consultation paper:
Advice Information and Mediation Service for Private Retirement Housing
Association of London Government
Brent Private Tenants' Rights Group
Brighton, Hove and District Leaseholders' Association
Bromford Housing Group
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Liverpool Federation of Council Tenants and Residents' Associations
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Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which programmes set out in the Strategic Defence Review have been (a) cut, (b) delayed and (c) cancelled as a result of the costs incurred by the Kosovo deployment. [108743]
Mr. Hoon: The costs of the Kosovo deployment have had no impact on programmes set out in the SDR. However, the Kosovo deployment has meant that we have not yet been able to implement as much of the SDR as we would have liked at this stage. Some force elements, particularly those in the Army's Formation Readiness cycle, whose training has been disrupted by the deployment to Kosovo, will not be at full readiness levels as soon as planned.
Mr. Gill: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he last discussed the Tracer/FSCS system with his United States counterpart; and what conclusions were reached. [109859]
Dr. Moonie:
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence has not had any specific discussions about Tracer with his US counterpart.
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Mr. Hancock:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions his Department has had with the Norwegian Government about the possible purchase of the Eurofighter; and if he will make a statement. [109799]
Dr. Moonie:
Discussions with the Norwegian Government are continuing and cover various aspects of governmental support, such as training, to assist in this important marketing campaign. Ministers of the Eurofighter nations have agreed to accept Norway as a member of the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency should she choose to buy Eurofighter.
Mr. Hancock:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what impact the production of the Meteor Missile in the United Kingdom will have on the missile selection process for the Eurofighter; and if he will make a statement. [109523]
Dr. Moonie:
We are currently evaluating the bids we have received from two companies, Matra BAe Dynamics and Raytheon Systems Ltd., to meet our requirement for a Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile for Eurofighter. Our assessment will take into account the industrial issues associated with each bid together with a wide range of other factors including missile performance, cost, technical risk and overall value for money.
Mr. Hancock:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Cruise missiles launched from UK submarines during the Kosovo conflict. [109837]
Mr. Hoon:
The Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM) fired from HMS Splendid made a highly effective contribution to the NATO air campaign in Kosovo. They provided a major step forward in UK capability, enabling precision attacks at long range against selected targets. Tomahawks were particularly valuable during periods of poor weather when fewer manned aircraft were able to operate.
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November 20, 2012 - North American Soccer League (NASL) Tampa Bay RowdiesAmbersley started 27 regular season and 4 postseason games in 2012, while leading the Rowdies with 25 points. The forward led the Rowdies with nine assists, with eight of those assists in the regular season making Ambersley tied for first in the NASL. Ambersely finished the season second on the team with eight goals. The Rowdies also have a club option on the forward for the 2014 season.
Cort joined the Rowdies late in the 2012 season, signing on August 10, 2012. Since his arrival he has played in four regular season matches with two starts and started 4 post-season matches for 538 total minutes, while scoring two goals including one goal in the NASL Soccer Bowl Final.
Mulholland played in 26 matches with 25 starts in the regular season, while starting in all four post-season games. He was tied for third on the team with six goals, while finishing second on the team with six assists. The midfielder played in 2,640 minutes, while being named to 2012 NASL Best XI squad.
Cox played in six regular season games this season and one post-season match, totaling 326 minutes. Scott played in 18 regular season games with 14 starts and played in 3 post-season games for a total of 1,516 minutes.
Defender and team captain Frankie Sanfilippo and midfielder Stuart Campbell are already under contract with the Rowdies through 2014.
Free agents from 2012's championship team are goalkeeper Jeff Attinella, defender Thurstan Johnson, defender Takuya Yamada, midfielder Keith Savage and forward Daniel Antoniuk. The club also holds contract options for midfielder Evans Frimpong, midfield Shane Hill, forward Fafa Picault, and defender Draymond Washington. Rowdies President & General Manager Andrew Nestor and Technical Director Perry Van Der Beck continue to meet with these players.
"It is our goal to keep together the core of our championship team, while addressing a couple key positions where we need to improve and retaining our young talent for the future," said Nestor.
In addition, the team declined contract options for defender Eddie Ababio, defender Andres Arango, defender JP Rodrigues, midfielder Dan O'Brien and forward Matt Clare.
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Gilbert Hernandez
Gilbert Hernandez | |
Hernández at a signing for High Soft Lisp at Midtown Comics Times Square in Manhattan, April 24, 2010.
Born | Gilberto Hernández February 1, 1957 Oxnard, California |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works
Love and Rockets |
Awards | See below |
Gilberto Hernández (/hiːlˈbɛərtoʊ/ heel-BAIR-toh; Spanish pronunciation: [xilˈβerto]; born February 1, 1957), usually credited as Gilbert Hernandez and also by the nickname Beto (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbeto]), is an American cartoonist. He is best known for his Palomar/Heartbreak Soup stories in Love and Rockets, an alternative comic book he shared with his brothers Jaime and Mario.
Early life[edit]
Gilbert Hernández was born and grew up in Oxnard, California[1] to a Mexican father and Texas-born mother.[2] He had five brothers and one sister, raised by their mother[3] and grandmother, as their father was rarely around.[4] They were exposed to comic books early in life through their mother, who passed on her love of the medium to her children. Young Gilbert read all he could, with the exception of romance comics. He set his passions on becoming a graphic storyteller, learning everything he could by studying what he found in comics, while developing his drawing skills through constant practice.[3]
The radio was always on at home, and he grew up listening to the rock and roll of The Beatles, The Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones. Hernandez found high school boring, sympathizing neither with the jock nor the nerd crowds, and called himself and his brothers "just regular rock 'n' roll guys", and would make his way to Los Angeles for excitement. His drawing skills were admired by his peers, who urged him to aim at a career in drawing superheroes.[5] Hernandez tried to learn more formal drawing skills, taking night classes in figurative drawing, but the apathy of his teacher drove him to quit.[6] He made the decision to focus on comics when he got into high school, and upon finishing high school he devoted what energy he could towards that goal.[3]
He was particularly enamored with the work that Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko produced for Marvel Comics, as well as Hank Ketcham's Dennis the Menace and the Archie comics line. His brother Mario was responsible for introducing Gilbert to the underground comix movement when he smuggled a copy of Zap Comix into the house. Another big influence on Hernández's work has been rock music, including punk, new wave and glitter rock. In particular, the "Brothers Hernández" were influenced by the energy and diversity of the late 1970s California punk and hardcore scene. Hernández has credited punk rock with giving him the confidence to start drawing his own comics.[citation needed]
In the early 1980s, both Jaime and Gilbert created flyer and cover art for local bands. He also did the cover artwork for the record Limbo by Throwing Muses. The alternative rock band Love and Rockets was named after the Hernández brothers' comic book.[7]
The first wider recognition of Gilbert and his brothers' work occurred in 1982, after they had sent in a copy of their Love & Rockets comic, which up to that point they had been self publishing, to the Comics Journal, the foremost U.S. magazine of news and criticism pertaining to comic books and strips.[8] This led to their work being published by the then just established Fantagraphics books. Between 1996 and 2001, the Love & Rockets series was temporarily suspended, while each brother, including Gilbert, pursued solo projects. During this time Gilbert created New Love, Luba, and Luba's Comics and Stories. After its resumption, Love & Rockets continued to be published by Fantagraphics on an annual basis. In 2009, Gilbert published The Troublemakers, his second solo graphic novel with the publisher, inspired by pulp novels and heist films.[9] This has continued a trend he started with Chance in Hell and Speak of the Devil; all three books are faux adaptations of fictional B-movies.[10]
In 1981, Hernandez and his brothers Jaime and Mario published the first issue of Love and Rockets, which was quickly picked up by Fantagraphics Books, who republished the earliest materials in a new series starting in 1982.[citation needed] The magazine-sized comic book became known for its genre-bending, its punk-rock DIY ethic, and its multiracial (particularly Mexican-American) characters.[11]
In 1983, Hernandez published the first part of the first Heartbreak Soup story in Love and Rockets #3. This began Palomar, Hernandez' magic realist magnum opus which was completed in 1996.[12] These stories take place in the fictional rural Latin American village of Palomar, where modern technology and rampant consumerism have yet to reach[12]—or even phone lines. The focus on the stories was on the characters, with their variety of personalities, rather than on action as in superhero comics, or on shcock value as in underground comix.[13] Over the years, the Palomar stories became longer, more complex and more daring, especially in the long story "Human Diastrophism", in which a serial killer appears in Palomar, whose identity is only known by an unstable artist who slowly loses his mind.[14]
Unusual in the male-dominated comic-book world of the time, Love and Rockets gained a large female audience, largely due its sympathetically-portrayed and prominent female characters, who were not merely the objects of male lust.[4]
The first volume of Love and Rockets came to an end in 1996, with its fiftieth issue. Hernandez brought the Palomar stories to an end with a devastating earthquake, which briefly brings together many of the characters who had moved out of the village. The story closes with Luba and her family leaving for the United States to escape from hitmen.[4] Jaime and Gilbert went their separate ways. Gilbert continued with Luba and her family in series such as Luba, Luba's Comics and Stories, and edited to the children's anthology Measles before its early demise.[4]
Hernandez collaborated with Peter Bagge on the series Yeah! for DC Comics in 1999–2000, about "a teen girl rock band who performed in outer space", aimed at pre-teen girls. Bagge provided the script—the first time he worked on a project he hadn't written. The wearying pace at which he needed to work on the series, combined with a lack of reader interest, led to its cancellation after nine issues[15]
In 2001, Love and Rockets returned with a second volume, published roughly quarterly.[16] The new series was published in standard comic-book size,[17] and in it Hernandez focused on shorter stories that didn't rely on continuity. For his longer stories, he also began creating stand-alone graphic novels, such as Sloth (2006), about a teenager from a small town who wills himself into a coma.[16]
The second volume of Love and Rockets came to an end after twenty issues. A third volume, called Love and Rockets: New Stories began in 2008. While Jaime continued with his Locas characters in the series, Gilbert focused on new characters.[17]
Hernandez has said that, at a young age, he was particularly enamored with superhero comics—particularly 1960s Marvel Comics artists such as Jack Kirby's work on Fantastic Four[3] and Steve Ditko, and the cartoony art of DC Comics artists such as Carmine Infantino and Dick Sprang.[18] He also said he drew a large influence from humorously exaggerated, naturalistic artists such as Dan DeCarlo, Harry Lucey and Bob Bolling's work on various Archie Comics titles.[19] He was impressed by the longer, "epic" stories he found, for example, in Classics Illustrated, or in issue #2 of Charlton Premiere Comics[20]
Critical analysis and reception[edit]
The style of Gilbert's work has been described as magic realism or as "magic-realist take on Central American soap opera".[21] A common theme is the portrayal of independent women, and their strength, with the main example being Luba of Palomar. His stories often deal with issues relevant to Latino culture in the United States.[22] According to Dominican-American writer and MIT creative writing professor Junot Díaz, Gilbert Hernández ideally would be considered "one of the greatest American storytellers".[23]
Along with his brother Jaime, Gilbert has been named as one of Time's "Top 100 Next Wave Storytellers" in 2009.[22] He is also co-creator and co-star (with his wife, Carol Kovinick) of The Naked Cosmos,[22] an eccentric low-budget TV show about a cosmic prophet known as Quintas.
- Heartbreak Soup (Love and Rockets Library (Palomar & Luba Book 1)) (2007) Fantagraphics
- Human Diastrophism (Love and Rockets Library (Palomar & Luba Book 2)) (2007) Fantagraphics
- Beyond Palomar (Love and Rockets Library (Palomar & Luba Book 3)) (2007) Fantagraphics
- Sloth (2008) Vertigo Comics
- Speak of the Devil (2008) Dark Horse Comics
- The Troublemakers (2009) Fantagraphics
- High Soft Lisp (Love and Rockets Book 25) (2010) Fantagraphics
- Love From The Shadows (2011) Fantagraphics
- The Adventures of Venus (2012) Fantagraphics
- The Children of Palomar (2013) Fantagraphics
- Julio's Day (2013) Fantagraphics
- Marble Season (2013) Drawn and Quarterly
- Maria M. Book 1 (2013) Fantagraphics
- Luba and Her Family (Love and Rockets Library (Palomar & Luba Book 4)) (2014) Fantagraphics
- Fatima: The Blood Spinners (2014) Dark Horse Comics
- Grip: The Strange World of Men (2014) Dark Horse Comics
- Maria M. Book 2 (2014) Fantagraphics
- Bumperhead (2014) Drawn and Quarterly
- Loverboys (2014) Dark Horse Comics
- Yeah (1999) DC Comics
- 1986 Kirby Award for Best Black & White Series for Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics Books)
- 1986 Inkpot Award
- 1989 Harvey Award for Best Writer for Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics)
- 1990 Harvey Award for Best Writer for Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics)
- 1989 Harvey Award for Best Continuing or Limited Series for Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics)
- 1990 Harvey Award for Best Continuing or Limited Series for Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics)
- 2001 Harvey Award for Best New Series for Luba's Comix and Stories (Fantagraphics)
- 2004 Harvey Award for Best Single Issue or Story for Love and Rockets #9 (Fantagraphics)
- 2009 Fellow Award from United States Artists
- 2013 PEN Center USA's Graphic Literature Award for Outstanding Body of Work
- ^ Aldama 2009, p. 171; Kaplan 2006, p. 128.
- ^ Aldama 2009, p. 175.
- ^ a b c d Aldama 2009, p. 172.
- ^ a b c d Kaplan 2006, p. 142.
- ^ Kaplan 2006, p. 129.
- ^ Aldama 2009, p. 171.
- ^ Gilman, Michael. "Interview with Gilbert Hernández". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ Wolk 2007, p. 68.
- ^ Manning, Shawn. "Gilbert Hernández Cavorts with 'Troublemakers". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ Wolk 2008.
- ^ Hatfield 2005, p. 69.
- ^ a b Kaplan 2006, p. 131.
- ^ Kaplan 2006, p. 134.
- ^ Kaplan 2006, p. 140.
- ^ Kaplan 2006, p. 144.
- ^ a b Kaplan 2006, p. 145.
- ^ a b Wolk 2008, p. 1.
- ^ Kaplan 2006, p. 128.
- ^ Aldama 2009, p. 172; Kaplan 2006, p. 129.
- ^ Aldama 2009, p. 174–175.
- ^ "Teen angst with a difference". BBC. 2006. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "Gilbert Hernandez: USA Rasmuson Fellow, 2009, NV, Literature". United States Artists. 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ Timberg 2007, p. 1.
Works cited[edit]
- Aldama, Frederick Luis (2009). "Gilbert Hernandez of Los Bros Hernandez". Your Brain on Latino Comics: From Gus Arriola to Los Bros Hernandez. University of Texas Press. pp. 171–181. ISBN 978-0-292-71973-6. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- Hatfield, Charles (2005). "Gilbert Hernandez's Heartbreak Soup". Alternative Comics: An Emerging Literature. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 68–107. ISBN 978-1-57806-719-0. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- Kaplan, Arie (2006). "Gilbert Hernandez". Masters of the Comic Book Universe Revealed!. Chicago Review Press. pp. 125–146. ISBN 978-1-55652-633-6. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- Timberg, Scott (2007-10-07). "Drawn to a dark side". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 September 2011-09-07. Check date values in:
(help) - Wolk, Douglas (2007). Reading Comics: How graphic novels work and what they mean. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-81509-5. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- Wolk, Douglas (2008-10-17). "The Audacity of Hopey". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
Further reading[edit]
- artbomb creator profile of Gilbert Hernández
- Gaiman, Neil (July 1995). "The Hernandez Brothers". The Comics Journal (Fantagraphics Books) (178): 91–123.
- Nericcio, William A. (2002). "12 A Decidedly "Mexican" and "American" Semi[er]otic Transference: Frida Kahlo in the Eyes of Gilbert Hernandez". In Romero, Mary. Latino/a Popular Culture. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-3624-1. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- Gilbert Hernandez at the Grand Comics Database
- Gilbert Hernandez at the Comic Book DB
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gilbert Hernandez. |
- Review of Love & Rockets
- The Naked Cosmos
- An examination of Gilbert Hernández's illustrated biography of Frida Kahlo; a revised version appears here (2007)
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My sin being Pride because I commit to it the most then the other sins that are up there. I would never allow anyone to humiliate me. I also have a vanity complex sometimes.
Hehehe i am sorry is just that i am too emo today. Well i would say envy and pride. I envy many things that other kids have and i don't have. Sometimes my pride gets out of hands and i start saying stuff that i don't really do or know just to be kool with my own pride.
ps; Thanks for enlightened me Mr. k.
My sin being Pride because I commit to it the most then the other sins that are up there. I would never allow anyone to humiliate me. I also have a vanity complex sometimes.
If I may contribute in a different way? Thread starter may put this in their original post should they desire:
Seven Deadly Sins Quiz - What's Your Sin?
Same site that produced the Dante inferno quiz. You can rate your true sin there, I'm a prideful sinner.
well i would be in all of them not beacuase i am its just that no one is perfect and most of all we are all siners. i u dont think u are then u are not perfect because everyone see perfection is onthers and they look at them self's and dont think the are perfect but other people think that u are. so being perfect is never happening. and u think u wont do those then u are wrong because u have alife a head of you. so i gess thats it.
death is not a final goodbey...but...a see you later.
by me ^_^.
the movie Seven anybody? great movie i might add. anyways, greed is mine apparently. wrath is my lowest surprisingly. but yeah greed describes me alot i guess.
Envy would be 1 of my favourite deadly sins as i am tempted at times 2 c controversy between groups of ppl as well as pride as i want 2 b lyk the ppl who usually wins n brags.
Im not really sure how to pick a favorite sin...... after all, sins are BAD things...
But the most interesting one to me is anger. I have never really seen anyone not get angry (except in anime..... @_@) Also, anger is often a product of the other 6 deadly sins.... so you can say that it's a sin that is committed the most. I also think that anger is the hardest to control among the 7.... anger oftentimes simply escapes our notice, and explodes without our will. Anger breaks up longlasting friendships and relationships, which I think is the greatest form of damage that can be dealt to a person.
I think you're asking for the sin we're most prone to, not so much our "favourite" sin. There is no sin I like, so it would be impossible for me to pick a favourite. +__+
I'm most prone to slothfulness. Really. Contrary to popular belief, I am VERY lazy. God knows where people get the idea that I'm one of those fervent, hardworking people. My zeal tends to be very short-lived - not only when it comes to religious issues; schoolwork, college applications, music exams, church plays, yadda yadda yadda. I start off really eager to kick off, but the enthusiasm dies down within a week or so. +__+ I'm terrible.


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Well the bowrail lights were stolen off of my boat and I am thinking that if I buy LED bow lights then they would be at a greater risk of being stolen due to their high price. So if I think I will go for just the mast-head tri-color light for that reason.
Since this light does have three different colors will I need to switch the red and green lights off when I am at anchor? If so then would that mean that the light isnt wired up the same way as a normal light? Becuase I would think I would have to have some specail way to switch them off. Or, can I just leave the red and green on when I am at anchor?
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Ballantyne, Julie (2005) Identities of music teachers: implications for teacher education. In: 33rd Australian Teacher Education Association Conference 2005: Teacher Education: Local and Global, 6-9 July 2005, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Australia.
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Teachers' professional identity influences their decisions and behaviour (Beijaard, Verloop, & Vermunt, 2000). Teacher education has the potential to either challenge or maintain preservice teachers' preconceptions of their professional identity, and teacher education should arguably develop in future teachers a professional identity which enables them to be effective throughout their career. This paper reports findings from interviews with 15 early-career music teachers regarding their perceptions of their professional identity. Analysis indicates that early-career music teachers feel a 'passion' for music and teaching music, and view themselves as musicians, music teachers or teachers. This study suggests that discipline specialisation has a unique impact on teachers' identity. Implications for teacher education are discussed.
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PUDUCHERRY: The Government has decided to release the list of below the poverty line (BPL) families so that the Union Territory received Central Government's assistance for poverty alleviation programmes.
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UN Refugee Agency Launches Inaugural Somali Community Event in Kenya
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has partnered with Dahabshiil, the largest
international money transfer company in
community event in
The event, themed 'Now I Know', saw high profile Kenyan and Somali
artists and musicians celebrate stories of the Somali Diaspora living in
about the struggles and triumphs of Somali immigrants in
hope this marks the beginning of a new era of interaction and dialogue
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hope will encourage greater understanding and collaboration between the
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discussed the issues facing Somalis in
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Dahabshiil has a 40-year history of supporting Somali-speaking
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distribution of funds for humanitarian and development organisations that
work with communities affected by conflict, drought and famine. Some 95% of
international organisations operating in the region, including the UN, World
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communities across
from abroad and to facilitate much-needed private investment. The flow of
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telecoms, transport and housing sectors, as well as in improving basic
infrastructure, healthcare and education."
Founded in 1970 in Somaliland as a general trading enterprise, Dahabshiil
has grown to become
heavily in expanding its network of pay-out locations, as a result of which
the inhabitants of some of the
regular access to funding from overseas.
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international providers and enabling migrants to send funds regularly and
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Yesterday it was reported that legendary Wall Street investor Icahn had amassed a six percent stake in Dell as the firm tries to convince shareholders that its $24.4bn leveraged buyout is fair value for the company. Now Icahn has demanded that Dell pay a special dividend of $15.7bn, roughly equating to $9 a share and far higher than the $0.08 quarterly cash dividend approved by the firm yesterday.
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This blog has repeatedly asked the question: Why doesn't the US Air Force operate a counter-insurgency (COIN) aircraft? And I don't mean an F-16 with an M61 Vulcan strafing a ground target, but an ugly-looking, turboprop-powered, low and slow aircraft like the A-1 Skyraider, which was used so effectively in Vietnam.
It (finally) appears that the USAF has been asking itself the same question, and an article published today in the service's official Air & Space Power Journal makes the following conclusion:
"Realistically, the new right-tech platform may be an unmanned aerial system, but to create the opening for a long-term enabling plan, the USAF should first develop a strategy for exportable COIN technologies. If the F-20 legacy still applies, it also means that the USAF should operate these platforms in its own inventory."
The author's chain of reasoning goes like this:
1. The USAF should remain focused on the non-COIN fight and let its lesser-funded coalition partners do the COIN dirty work
2. This means the USAF needs to be able to offer these partners an exportable aircraft
3. The Northrop F-20 was the last time the USAF tried to sell an aircraft to partners that it didn't buy itself, and the fighter flopped on the export market. No one wanted to buy an aircraft that lacked a USAF-supported supply chain.
4. Ergo sum, the USAF needs to buy its own inventory of COIN aircraft, in order for it to have an exportable product to offer to the nations who actually need such an aircraft
The author pointedly declines to promote a specific platform, but she probably doesn't have to.
Congress may have already decided the issue with an earmark found in the 2008 US defense appropriations bill.
Senator Sam Brownback, of Kansas, has earmarked $3 million in research and development funds for the AT-6B, the Wichita-based Hawker Beechcraft product that is often marketed as a COIN aircraft. The funds have been allocated to the Air National Guard.
Other would-be competitors are the Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano and the US Aircraft A-67 Dragon.


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Twin Falls, Idaho (KMVT-TV) With the spirit of Thanksgiving in the air, one Twin Falls Church decided to take a hands on approach in making sure that nobody went hungry for Thanksgiving dinner.
New Hope Christian Fellowship opened their doors this Thursday with the goal of feeding well over 300 people for their 5th annual Operation Thanksgiving Dinner. Doors opened up at around 11 and within a few hours over 100 meals were already handed out. Without donations from local businesses and organizations from all across the Magic Valley, New Hope Christian would have never had the chance to feed so many needy individuals. "We had some many good, generous donations this year that, you know, it's amazing. It's very overwhelming the feeling you get from helping anybody out and feeding them on a day like today. It just makes you feel above and beyond any other feeling. It's awesome! Thanks to everyone for their support." Said Gary Butensehoun, Manager of the Food Bank. By around 2 this afternoon the number of meals served reached to be over about 200. With more and more people showing up all the time. If you would like to learn more about the New Hope Christian Fellowship, their main church is located at 181 Morrison Street across from the old hospital. |
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Today is our first day back to school after Thanksgiving. I think it is definitely safe to say that we were all thankful for Thanksgiving break this year. While short, it was great to get the chance to go home and visit with friends and family for a few days. We are lucky that this year we have a week between our Thanksgiving break and finals. My first year of veterinary school, finals were scheduled for the week after Thanksgiving. That meant that I spent the holiday in College Station studying. This year, I left my books behind for a few days of relaxation, ridiculous amounts of overeating, and some much needed time away from school. I have learned over the past three years, that by taking some time to remind myself of why I want to be a veterinarian and how important it is to me, I am much more productive and determined in my school work when I return to it. It is easy to be bogged down with the details, specifics, obligations, meetings, and ...
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Sounds of Laughter, Shades of Life
Monday, November 22, 2010
Exciting times are upon us in Aggieland! Texas A&M beat Nebraska, Harry and the gang are casting spells again, and 4th year veterinary students are currently taking the most important test of their veterinary lives - the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination. Good luck, 4VMs! With Thanksgiving just around the corner, the Class of 2013 will have its 2nd annual Thanksgiving Feast at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Students volunteer to bring delicious homemade sides, mouth-watering store-bought cranberry jelly, a healthy assortment of pies, cheesecake, turkey, and ham to share with fellow students and faculty while we enjoy each other's company and fellowship. I love my class! Furthermore, future veterinary students are in the process of interviewing for the chance of a lifetime. I can still recall how indescribably anxious I was walking up the stairs in the Medical Sciences Library as I nervously mumbled, "Hi, uh, I'm here fo...
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Steer vs. Joe, Who Wins….?
Monday, November 15, 2010
One of the greatest aspects of veterinary school is the plethora of organizations. There are clubs for students interested in horses, internal medicine, small ruminants (vet speak for sheep and deer), shelter animals, holistic techniques (i.e. chiropractics and acupuncture), and chickens. Okay, maybe that last one is more of a fun, get together group and less about veterinary medicine. At Texas A&M, we offer somewhere in the area of 30 veterinary student organizations, and we are adding new ones every year. Just this year we have added surgery, dentistry, and feline clubs. Which leads me to ask, why are we just now getting clubs for surgery and cats? Were cat spays and neuters not important until now? They obviously were, but I digress. Additionally, some of the best learning experiences come from extra-curricular (university language for outside the class room) activities. Since starting scho...
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Monday, November 08, 2010
Every morning and evening this week, I'm in charge of the care of our surgery patient. Consequently, my weekend started at 6:00 am Saturday morning. I might have been up, but the sun definitely was not. Thank goodness our surgery animal this week is a healthy, spry, little cat that doesn't mind a thorough physical exam (minus the temperature-taking, but honestly, who wouldn't be a little upset about a rectal thermometer?). After finishing the paperwork for our kitty, I headed to the large animal hospital for an equine castration clinic that one of our veterinary student chapters organized for the community. At this clinic, we vet students had the opportunity to handle every aspect of patient care with castrations in the field. We all rotated between anesthetist, surgeon, and assistant surgeon with each horse. I have watched numerous castrations in the past, but getting a chance to perform one was a great experience. We had clinicians and experi...
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Monday, November 01, 2010
One of the questions that I commonly get asked as a tour guide is "Do vet students have time to do anything other than study and take tests?" Well, yes and no. We are in class from roughly 8 to 5, Monday through Friday, but some lucky students have shorter variations of that schedule. Then we all go home and study. This might sound rough, but it's what we need to do to become great veterinarians. I would say about 90 to 95% of the vet students in this school have dreamed of becoming veterinarians since they were little kids, and all of us have worked hard to get to where we are now. We have a passion for working with animals and a devotion to helping both animals and their humans. But as with any "job" it's easy to get overwhelmed. This is why each and every veterinary student finds a way to let loose and enjoy themselves on a regular basis. Personally, I have two handsome cats at home to play ...
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The Nationals announced today that they've selected the contract of Greg Dobbs and transferred Eury Perez to the 60-day DL while optioning Sandy Leon to Triple-A in order to clear roster space. Dobbs inked a minor league deal with Washington earlier in the week. Elsewhere on the minor moves circuit…
- Julio Franco, who played professionally in parts of four decades, is not quite done yet. The independent league Fort Worth Cats announced today that the 53-year-old will serve as a player/coach for the team's first homestand. Among his other stops, Franco saw time in 23 MLB campaigns, putting up a strong .298/.365/.417 triple-slash with 173 home runs and 281 stolen bases. While he spent time with eight MLB clubs, Franco did most of his damage with the Indians and Rangers in the late-eighties and early nineties. He then returned for a solid five-year run with the Braves (every season of which came in Franco's forties). While it would be unwise to count out the ageless wonder, it seems rather unlikely that Franco has in mind another run at the bigs at this point.
- ESPN's Jerry Crasnick reports that Matt LaPorta has asked for and been granted his release from the Mexican League's Campeche Pirates (Twitter link). The former No. 7 overall draft pick and top prospect batted .286/.366/.555 with seven homers in 32 games for Campeche.
- The Atlantic League's Bridgeport Bluefish announced today that outfielder Brandon Boggs has signed a minor league deal with the Braves. Boggs hit .324/.390/.426 in 78 PA with Bridgeport. This will be his second stint with the Braves, as he spent the bulk of last season playing with their Triple-A affiliate in Gwinnett. The 31-year-old Boggs has a nice track record at Triple-A and has seen action in parts of four seasons with the Brewers and Rangers.
- Former big league right-hander Jeff Bennett, who had also been playing in the Mexican League, has inked a minor league deal with the Dodgers, reports MLB Daily Dish's Chris Cotillo (Twitter link). The 33-year-old Bennett has a 4.30 ERA in 228 1/3 big league innings with the Braves, Rays and Brewers, but he hasn't pitched in the Majors since 2009. He turned in a strong 2.44 ERA with 6.7 K/9 and 2.8 BB/9 in 44 1/3 innings for los Broncos de Reynosa in 2014.
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- The Yankees have signed right-hander Cory Wade to a Major League contract and called him up to the Major League roster, reports MLB.com's Bryan Hoch. Wade signed a minor league deal with New York on Monday. To make room, Hoch reports that Rafael Soriano was moved to the 60-day DL and Kevin Whelan was optioned to Triple-A.
- The Rangers have released catcher Michael Thomas, tweets Matt Eddy of Baseball America. Thomas was the player to be named later in the Jarrod Saltalamacchia trade last July. Eddy notes the Rangers considered converting Thomas to pitching.
- The Cubs released righty Thomas Diamond from their Triple-A club, tweets Bruce Miles of the Daily Herald. He'd been outrighted in May to open a spot on the 40-man roster for Doug Davis.
- The Diamondbacks purchased the contract of righty reliever Jeff Bennett from the Lancaster Barnstormers. It appears that Bennett will join Arizona's Triple-A club. The 31-year-old last pitched in the Majors with the Rays in '09.
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Links for Monday, before Josh Beckett makes his 2011 debut. Will he live up to his extension?
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- ESPN.com's Keith Law suggests the Orioles will regret leaving Pedro Beato off of their 40-man roster last fall. The Mets nabbed the reliever in the Rule 5 draft and he's now on the team's active roster.
- Former Braves reliever Jeff Bennett is trying to revive his career after seeing it hit rock-bottom, as Greg Sullivan of the Tennessean writes.
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Brewers Sign Jeff Bennett
The Brewers signed Jeff Bennett to a minor league deal, according to MLB.com's Adam McCalvy (via Twitter). The righty pitched 46.2 innings for the Braves and Rays last year, posting a 5.01 ERA with 6.2 K/9 and 5.2 BB/9. Bennett, 30 next month, was a big part of the Brewers' 'pen in 2004, posting a 4.79 ERA in 60 appearances.
The Rays released Bennett, who had been pitching at Triple A, earlier in the month. He was struggling in Triple A, but the Brewers need arms. Their 6.03 bullpen ERA is part of the reason they're 14th in the National League in runs allowed.
Rays Notes: Bush, Bennett
Notes on one pitcher who may appear on the Rays this year and one who won't:
- Matt Bush, the player the Padres selected first overall in the 2004 draft, may make it to the majors with the Rays, according to Tom Krasovic of Fanhouse. Bush has only pitched three innings at A ball this year, but the Rays people Krasovic spoke to wouldn't be surprised to see Bush in the majors this year.
- The Rays released Jeff Bennett, according to Cork Gaines of RaysIndex. The team's media relations department confirmed the release to MLBTR. Bennett, now 29, made 11 appearances for the Rays last year. In 10.2 innings at Triple A Durham, Bennet posted 8.4 BB/9 and 5.9 K/9 this year.
Rays Acquire Kelly Shoppach
7:40pm: Topkin (via Twitter) reports that pitcher Jeff Bennett was designated for assignment to open up a spot for Shoppach on the 40-man roster. Bennett posted a 9.95 ERA in 11 relief appearances with Tampa Bay last season.
1:42pm: Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times tweets that the Rays have acquired Shoppach for a player to be named later. The deal has been confirmed by an Indians press release, which notes that the PTBNL must be named by December 20th.
1:33pm: The Rays are closing in on a deal with the Indians for catcher Kelly Shoppach, according to ESPN's Buster Olney. Shoppach was a non-tender candidate for the Tribe after earning $1.95MM and slipping to .214/.335/.399 offensively. If the Rays do acquire Shoppach, you have to wonder if they'll non-tender Dioner Navarro.
Shoppach, 30 in April, would make for an interesting pickup for the Rays given his .261/.348/.517 line from '08.
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2:41pm: We have a little more clarity on this situation. According to Dave O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the Braves suspended Bennett's pay on June 25, the day after he fractured his hand with an angry punch to a clubhouse wall. Here's more:
"The Braves didn't announce it at the time, but they suspended his pay beginning June 25. He filed a grievance with the players association and continued his rehab, including two recent minor-league appearances," O'Brien writes.
"When the grievance was heard, the Braves were directed to either "cure the default" by giving him his back pay for the period he was suspended, or allow him to become a free agent. Braves media-relations director Brad Hainje said Bennett requested the team release him from his contract, which they did."
1:04pm: Marc Lancaster of the Tampa Tribune reports minor league left-hander James Houser was released to make room for Bennett on the 40-man roster. Houser, 24, was 4-5 this season with a 5.16 ERA and a 44/50 K/BB ratio in 18 appearances (15 starts) for Triple-A Durham.
12:31pm: According to Ed Price at AOL Fanhouse, the Rays have inked righty Jeff Bennett to a deal. Bennett, 29, had recently asked for his release from the Braves, though it was unclear why. He put up a 3.18 ERA and 23/21 K/BB ratio for Atlanta this season.
Braves Release Jeff Bennett
The Braves granted righty Jeff Bennett his release after he asked for it, according to the AP (via ESPN). The 29-year-old had allowed 42 hits and 21 walks in 34 innings this year, striking out 23 for an ERA of 3.18. Bennett broke a bone in his left hand last month when he punched a door after a loss to the Yankees.